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Meowoem, do games w Baldur's Gate 3 review - a critical success, with critical failures

Loving the game, do agree though that it starts to get a bit muddled and confusing - at times it feels like I’m not really sure which quests I’m doing, why I’m doing it or what I’m trying to achieve – very realistic to real life in that regard but it can feel a bit of a chore

tburkhol,

I kind of stopped paying attention to side quests. In a lot of RPGs, I feel like they’re discrete, separate errands, and usually contained within the area where they’re given. BG3 side quests seem a lot more integrated, in the sense that I’ll often just happen along the next step in one as I pursue main quest. If not, then it may be because the next step is in the next Act. And some of them seem to be mutually exclusive.

Maybe because it’s my first play through, but I’m now in ‘if it happens, it happens’ mode, and I’m confident that there are enough opportunities for me to make different choices to have a substantially different experience next time.

Naz,

*I don’t know who I am

I don’t know where I am

All I know

Is I must kill*

You have tested: The Dark Urge. Congratulations!

original_reader, do gaming w Microsoft's £1/$1 Xbox Game Pass offer cut from a month to 14 days

So essentially it’s a 100% price increase.

NuPNuA,

For the trial, the actual service is going up a couple of quid a month.

darkevilmac, do gaming w DirectX 11 vs Vulkan: which is best for Baldur's Gate 3?

Running on Windows 11 with a 6900XT and Vulkan and DX11 look effectively identical as far as I can tell but Vulkan runs a lot faster and doesn't stutter when loading a new area.

Unfortunately though it tends to crash on tab out which means I need to use DX11 because I play with friends.

circuitfarmer,
@circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Yes. It’s not really meant as a visual improvement but as an efficiency improvement. Sadly it does seem (for some, myself included) that the Vulkan build needs a bit of work. For me it crashes all the time, and Larian themselves mentioned that it isn’t quite as stable as the DX11 build.

Nighed, do gaming w DirectX 11 vs Vulkan: which is best for Baldur's Gate 3?
@Nighed@sffa.community avatar

There are some instructions here on how to skip the launcher and ensure you still launch with your chosen graphics API.

who, do games w Switch 2 vs Steam Deck: the Cyberpunk 2077 face-off

Does anyone notice much difference between 25 fps and 30 fps at these screen sizes?

I don’t have one these handhelds, but in general, I’ve found that smaller screens make lower frame rates feel a lot less choppy.

missingno,
@missingno@fedia.io avatar

Why would a smaller screen make framerate not matter? Textures and resolution, sure, but framerate always matters.

who, (edited )

Because the distance (and the angle subtended within your field of vision) traveled by a moving object from one frame to the next is shorter.

The shorter the distance, the more it looks like smooth movement vs. sudden jumping.

MolochAlter,

Yes but frame rate is primarily about responsiveness, not aesthetics, which is why AI frame generation is a horseshit idea.

who, (edited )

Yes but frame rate is primarily about responsiveness, not aesthetics,

In games that tie physics and inputs to frame rate, 25-30 fps is about a 30-40 millisecond response in the worst case; usually less. That’s plenty fast enough in most games I’ve played. And not all games do that anyway. So I can’t say I agree with your statement as a general rule.

What game do you play where that’s not fast enough?

In any case, it’s irrelevant to my point. The comment you responded to is explicitly about the frame rates feeling choppy. Meaning visual effect.

MolochAlter,

You also said “feel” not “look”. If you exclusively meant aesthetics you should clarify it in your own comment.

Also, responsiveness is not about if something is “fast enough” it’s about making the thought>action gap as small as possible for better immersion and player control. Higher FPS means there is a more consistent time from input to effect. If i press a button in a 30 fps game the input delay can be anything from almost none to 1/30th of a second (30ms, which if you played online games back in the day is not great), and there is no way to tell how much it will be. The more frames the less of a possible variance you experience.

Also all input is tied to framerate, if you have examples of games that have their input loop completely separate from framerate I’m all ears, especially given rendering is not on demand.

who, (edited )

You also said “feel” not “look”.

I did, in order to express that I was thinking of overall sense conveyed by the visuals, rather than whether differences in frame rate could be noticed under scrutiny. Words often have multiple meanings depending on context.

[Edit: I also said “choppy”, referring to the slide-show-like visual effect that most of us have seen at very low frame rates. I also described animation mechanics that are obviously about the appearance of motion. So there was no reason to assume that I was talking about the inter-frame input lag on which you are so fixated.]

you should clarify it in your own comment.

I could, but I won’t. I already clarified for you twice. I’m not interested in further indulging your combative insistence on misinterpretating what I wrote, and nobody else seems to have had trouble understanding me. Bye bye.

Arcane2077,

Inability to learn from your mistakes is nothing to be proud of. Delete this

Agrivar,

Why are so many of the people from your instance argumentative assholes?

Don’t bother answering, you’re blocked.

Jakeroxs,

There’s argumentative asses all over Lemmy lately tbf

who, (edited )

Inability to learn from your mistakes is nothing to be proud of. Delete this

Someone misinterpreting what I wrote because they only paid attention to part of it does not make it a mistake.

When they follow up by trying to re-frame the topic that I started into a different one, and then criticize me for not having addressed their pet topic, and furthermore tell me I should have used different words so that they can avoid admitting their misunderstanding… well, that’s just willful aggression.

Much like your comment to me is aggressive, and rude. You are now blocked.

Arcane2077,

Inability to learn from your mistakes is nothing to be proud of. Delete this too

ms_lane,

The difference being 25 v. 30 is the murky side of DF here.

The game runs at 40fps on Switch2 in handheld and in docked with a 120hz display. DF chose to lock it to a 60hz display so the game would lock back to 30.

It’s disingenuous.

viral.vegabond, do gaming w Nintendo's free Switch 2 upgrades for key Switch 1 titles are remasters in all but name [Digital Foundry]

I'll look forward to playing them in about 10 years probably.

overload,

Yep, waiting for the cynically released OLED version halfway through the gen in 3-4 years.

viral.vegabond,

"cynically released"

Ha! I like that.

Faydaikin, do gaming w Like it or not, developers are experimenting with AI for their remasters and remakes - but can they ever be any good? [Eurogamer]
@Faydaikin@beehaw.org avatar

Most remake/remasters aren’t worth anyones time, as it is.

DoucheBagMcSwag,

There’s No need to insult System Shock like that

RageAgainstTheRich, do games w A Hitman co-op mode with Stone and Knight is in the works at IO Interactive

I wonder what other people think about this, but after they put Connor McGregor in Hitman for an event, and then removed him after the

Trigger warningrape

conviction, left a very bad taste in my mouth…

They KNEW he was a racist piece of shit before the conviction.

I love hitman but it just kind of ruined it for me that they added him in the first place.

NotKyloRen,

It wasn’t even a good mission. You fight him. You “kill him”. Then there’s a cutscene where he’s revived in a lab… So what was even the point?

DoucheBagMcSwag, do games w A Hitman co-op mode with Stone and Knight is in the works at IO Interactive

uhm what the hell is Stone and Knight…?

viral.vegabond,

Character names

DoucheBagMcSwag,

…from what

viral.vegabond,

From hitman apparently. It's in the article if you want to check it out 👍

RobotZap10000,
@RobotZap10000@feddit.nl avatar

I remember them being the characters that you play as in the Hitman Co-op Sniper Assassin mode.

GeneralEmergency, do games w "Official" Russian Military game depicting invasion of Ukraine released on Steam as Yunarmy propaganda

Of course Steam would allow this.

Notorious libertarian Lord Gaben has no issue taking fascist money.

TheDarkestShark,

So Russians are fascist now?

massive_bereavement,

Is water wet?

NuXCOM_90Percent,

… now?

Crikeste,

Imagine getting thousands of kids addicted to gambling, while people still sing your praises. Cool world, cool people 👍🏼

Davel23, do games w MindsEye boss claims game's negative reaction ahead of release has been paid for in "concerted effort" against studio

Based on some comments in the article, it sounds like the guy is accusing Rockstar of financing a smear campaign. Maybe if they made a game that wasn't a straight GTA clone they wouldn't have to worry about something like that.

StereoCode,

Wild take. Imagine if you made a souls-like game and fromsoft made a smear campaign against you? Assuming this accusation has any legs. It’s highly morally corrupt to just be “don’t make a souls game then”. Most games can be compared to another existing game franchise, it’s called competition.

mechoman444, do games w $80 for Borderlands 4 too costly? Randy Pitchford says, "If you're a real fan, you'll find a way to make it happen"

Just started expedition 33. Omg. So so good!

Point is… I’ll play something else.

MITM0,
@MITM0@lemmy.world avatar

Listen here, just wait for Menace to release (By Overhype studios) now that’s a proper turn-based game

alexaralvarado, do games w $80 for Borderlands 4 too costly? Randy Pitchford says, "If you're a real fan, you'll find a way to make it happen"
@alexaralvarado@infosec.pub avatar

I’ve found a way to play every Borderlands game, 2 is my fave, and not pay more than 12 usd, for the 3rd one which I didn’t even get halfway through 'cause it’s boring AF - I love Steam sales and don’t have FOMO

C1pher, do games w $80 for Borderlands 4 too costly? Randy Pitchford says, "If you're a real fan, you'll find a way to make it happen"
@C1pher@lemmy.world avatar

Well, new Doom is 90€ I aint buying that garbage. 80+ € or bucks for a AAA always online slop is just a NO.

Tigeroovy, do games w Grand Theft Auto 4 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S reportedly in development, could release this year

GTA IV is currently backwards compatible on Xbox, so you can already play it on there. If you have your old 360 disc that works you can use that to get the digital version.

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